2.5 ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Fulham · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 30% of residents in Fulham live by themselves, making single-person homes a common sight. While the area follows national patterns for typical household size, it has a higher share of lone dwellers than most of Australia.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Fulham — higher than 50% of areas.
| Fulham | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 5024, SA | 2.5 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
People per home average 2.5, which is about the same as the South Australian and national figures. Two-person homes are the most common at 30.5%, followed by those living alone at 28.9%.
2.5 ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
28.9% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Fulham splits fairly evenly between 2 people (30%) and 1 person (29%), with 4 people at 17%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 63.2%. One-parent families account for 11.7%, which is well below the South Australian figure of 14.8%.
11.7% ▲ +34.4%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Fulham, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Fulham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40467/fulham/topic/family-households